Trussell Trust Foodbank 2024
We are launching our annual collection for the Trussell Trust Foodbank. As you may be aware of the extremely high demand across Birmingham (and indeed across the country) for donations of food due to the devastating impact of cost of living crisis on families and their communities. Please give as generously as you can.
Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. Trussell Trust Foodbanks provide a minimum of three days’ emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in the UK and specifically in Birmingham.
Over 13 million people live below the poverty line in the UK.
Foodbanks feed some 1,200,000 people nationwide. Of those helped, approximately 500,000 are children.
At HGS we can do something to help, if every student in the school brings in just one item we will be able to donate more than a 1,000 items to the Trussell Trust’s FoodBank in Birmingham.
Tins and packets are the best items to donate. Please see the list below for ideas about what to donate.
| Urgently Needed Items | Lower in Stock |
| Pasta Sauce | Cereal (Not Greater Than 500g) |
| Tinned Spaghetti | UHT Semi Skimmed and Whole Milk |
| Small Jars Of Instant Coffee | Baked Beans |
| Pasta Shapes | Tinned Meat – Ham, Corned Beef, Spam, Pulled Pork, Chicken, Stewing Steak, Curry, Sausages, Meatballs |
| Rice (500g) | Sweet Biscuits (Not Multi Packs) |
| Tinned Fish (Tuna, Mackerel, Sardines) | Pasta Sauce |
| Tinned/Carton Instant Custard | Tinned Soup |
| Chocolate Bars (Not Multipack) | Instant Hot Chocolate (Not Cocoa) |
| Tinned Rice Pudding | Squash |
| Sweet Biscuits (Not Multipack) | Cat Food |
| Tinned Vegetables (Carrots, Peas, Sweetcorn) | Tinned Or Packet Vegetarian Meals |
| Gender Neutral Shampoo And Shower Gel | Sugar (500g) |
| Liquid/Bars Of Soap | Nappies – Size 6 |
| Dog Food | Toilet Rolls |
| Tampons | Tinned Tomatoes |
| Instant Noodles | Washing Up Liquid |
| Long-Life Fruit Juice | Noodles |
| Jam And Honey | Instant Mash |
| Toothpaste | Baby Wipes |
| Sanitary Towels | |
| Tinned Fish | |
| Laundry Powder/Liquid |
We will be collecting items as above from Monday 2nd December until Wednesday 18th December.
Please bring your donations to your Form Tutor or to Mr Johson’s Office. Please give as generously as you can.
We can make a real difference and be a force for good by working together to help other people who are less fortunate than ourselves.
Thank you.
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